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Hoover Digest by topic: Military History

April 10, 2009

A Turning Point for Taiwan

Newly released volumes of the Chiang Kai-shek diaries illuminate a pivotal moment: the generalissimo’s turning away from a command economy. By Tai-chun Kuo.

April 10, 2009

A Date with Destiny

Hoover fellow Robert Zelnick, who coached David Frost for his storied broadcast bout with Richard Nixon, shares his glimpse of "the unleashed Nixon." By Caleb Daniloff.

April 10, 2009

Huntington and His Discontents

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Samuel Huntington’s "clash of civilizations" proved an ominous vision. History may yet prove it right. By Fouad Ajami.

January 22, 2009

Can We Win?

Yes, but only in a particular way. We need to achieve a “sufficient victory. By Daniel Pipes.

January 22, 2009

American Power: Past Is Prologue

Instead of peace, tranquility, and ubiquitous brotherhood after the Berlin Wall tumbled, the world pitched into turbulence.

Memo to the new leadership: don’t just charge ahead, think ahead. By Thomas H. Henriksen.

January 22, 2009

The Putin Doctrine

“Russia has only two reliable allies—its army and navy.” Invading Georgia, Russia reverted to form. By Josef Joffe.

January 22, 2009

The Merciless Teacher

Why the study of war is so fascinating—and so necessary. An interview with historian and Hoover senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson. By Bill Steigerwald.

January 22, 2009

Common Ground in the Caucasus

Why the United States, Europe, and Russia must not permit the conflict in Georgia to blind them to their shared interests. By Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz.

January 22, 2009

Unto the Breach

Should the United States stamp out threats abroad even when other nations refuse to act? By Abraham D. Sofaer

Should the United States stamp out threats abroad even when other nations refuse to act? By Abraham D. Sofaer.

January 21, 2009

A No-Longer-Useful Lie

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In its waning years, Gorbachev’s Kremlin resolved to come clean about an old and jealously guarded secret. By Mark Harrison.